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As Disappointing as It May Be, Mahmoud Abbas Is Taken for Granted

Mia Appelbaum | Posted 05.07.2013 | World
Mia Appelbaum

If Abbas and his party do not govern the West Bank, Hamas will fill the power vacuum. This should sound familiar, and no less haunting.

Israel's Leadership Vacuum

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 02.16.2013 | World
Alon Ben-Meir

As a young nation, Israel's democratic system is still in the early stages of maturation, yet its governing framework has had a regressive effect on Israel's development of a functioning democracy.

Former Israeli PM Supports Palestinians' U.N. Bid

Eline Gordts | Posted 11.29.2012 | World

As the members of the United Nations vote to upgrade the status of the Palestinian representation at the world body to that of "observer-state," the P...

Only the U.S. Can End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 12.01.2012 | World
Alon Ben-Meir

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be resolved without the direct and active involvement of the United States, using both inducements and coercive diplomacy to bring about a peaceful solution.

Ex-Israeli PM Cleared Of Key Graft Charges

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 09.08.2012 | World

JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's acquittal of the most serious charges in a high-profile corruption case on Tuesday set off a fi...

'Jerusalem Must Be Divided'

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 07.20.2012 | World

JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday urged Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want p...

Is Iran Really a Threat?

Anthony Gregory | Posted 07.01.2012 | World
Anthony Gregory

In the decade since Bush's "axis of evil" speech, neocons have called for war with Iran. They have portrayed Iran as a nuclear threat. The propaganda has been effective.

Former Israeli PM Against Iran Strike

AP | Posted 06.29.2012 | World

JERUSALEM — A former Israeli prime minister added his voice Sunday to a growing chorus of Israeli officials against a military strike on Iran's ...

Obama and Israel: Setting the Record Straight

Guy Ziv | Posted 05.02.2012 | World
Guy Ziv

Contrary to the accusations leveled by Obama's critics, bilateral defense cooperation is both broader and deeper today than at any time in history.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Indicted For Corruption

AP | By AMY TEIBEL | Posted 03.05.2012 | World

JERUSALEM -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted Thursday on new corruption charges for allegedly seeking hundreds of thousands of ...

When Condi Did Peace Processing

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 12.28.2011 | World
Leon T. Hadar

Even more ridiculous than the self-congratulatory tone of Rice's recollections of her role as a peace processor is the criticism directed at Obama for supposedly failing to continue pursuing his predecessor's Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy.

Netanyahu Is Killing the Two-State Solution

Carlo Strenger | Posted 11.25.2011 | World
Carlo Strenger

Whatever the exact result of the Palestinians' UN bid will be, we must not let Netanyahu spin that Israel scores a moral victory if some major European countries will vote against it or abstain confuse us.

Mr. Abbas Should Awe the UN, Not Just Shock It

Sarwar Kashmeri | Posted 11.23.2011 | World
Sarwar Kashmeri

All eyes are focused on the high drama that Mr. Abbas has created. He owes it to his people and to the people of Israel to not just create shock at the UN without an equal dose of awe.

Rick Perry Travel Bankrolled By Activist Rabbi Irwin Katsof

Politico | KENNETH P. VOGEL | Posted 11.20.2011 | Politics

Rick Perry is talking up his travels to Israel on the stump — a line that’s likely music to the ears of an activist rabbi who made the governor’...

How the Obama Administration can Jumpstart the Peace Process

Gadi Baltiansky | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Gadi Baltiansky

Every Israeli leader, at every round of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, has called for a demilitarized Palestinian state. It is fortunate then that this something Palestinians have already agreed to.

Former Israeli Prime Minister On Palestinian's "Historic Mistake"

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a "historic mistake" by rebuffing an Israeli peace offer during negotiations in 2008, Israe...

Turkey Felt Betrayed by Israel

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Alon Ben-Meir

The collapse of the Israeli-Syrian near peace agreement was the most troubling episode that deepened the growing rift between Turkey and Israel over Iran..

Does Israel require a 'Green Light?'

Shai Baitel | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Shai Baitel

Israel, in exercising her right to self-defense, might again save the world from a worse scenario, as she did twice before, without any "green light."

A New Paradigm for Middle East Peace

Steve Sheffey | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Steve Sheffey

Twice in the last decade, Israel offered to cede nearly all of Judea and Samaria to the Palestinians, only to be rebuffed. It's time for a new paradig...

Israel Needs an Entebbe Moment

David Suissa | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
David Suissa

When Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Obama, he has a chance to impress and shock the world -- a world that has become used to routinely criticizing and condemning Israel.

Ehud Olmert, Ex-Israeli PM, Suspect In Bribe Case Say Police

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who was driven from office last year while facing mounting corruption charges, has been identifie...

Responding to the New York Times on Israel

David Harris | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
David Harris

A recent editorial in the Times was a bare-knuckled assault on Israel that will bring joy to Israel's critics. But it did a disservice to the realities on the ground.

Tormenting Israel

David Suissa | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
David Suissa

Which act does more to undermine trust and the atmosphere for peace: a zoning permit for apartments or a memorial to terrorism?

Israel: Occupation or Apartheid?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Jamal Dajani

Though rarely used by Israeli leaders in connection to the Palestinians, the term "apartheid" is becoming more common to describe the current reality.

Citzen's Arrest and Mass Disruption of Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert in San Francisco

Ali Abunimah | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Ali Abunimah

Bay Area residents attempted a citizen's arrest of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, while he gave a speech to the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on 22 October 2009.